
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction is a mesmerizing, impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor comprised of intimate moments, film clips from some of his 250 films and his own heart-breaking renditions of American folk songs. Stunningly lensed in color and b/w by Seamus McGarvey, the film explores the actor's enigmatic outlook on his life, his unexploited talents as a musician, and includes candid scenes with David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Sam Shepard, Kris Kristofferson and De... (Full plot summary below)
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Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction is a mesmerizing, impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor comprised of intimate moments, film clips from some of his 250 films and his own heart-breaking renditions of American folk songs. Stunningly lensed in color and b/w by Seamus McGarvey, the film explores the actor's enigmatic outlook on his life, his unexploited talents as a musician, and includes candid scenes with David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Sam Shepard, Kris Kristofferson and Debbie Harry. The fragile soul of an actor emerges from the poignant collage.
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| The Robot's VoiceLuke Y. ThompsonHe is precisely the sort of guy who merits a comprehensive documentary about his career, yet Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction isn't that movie, at all. |
| RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyHarry Dean Stanton: Party Fiction takes a dreamy and philosophical approach, reflecting the personality of the man who is its subject. |
| NYC Movie GuruAvi OfferRefreshingly stylish and enigmatic. It brings out Harry Dean Stanton's warmth, humility and sense of humor. |
| Boston GlobeTy BurrThrough luck or Huber’s eye for the odd detail, it adds up to an unexpectedly moving portrait of a maverick at twilight. |
| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerIt’s a truism, reinforced here, that actors often are the last to comprehend how they do what they do. No matter. What they give us is all that counts. |
| Tucson WeeklyBob GrimmA different kind of documentary for a different kind of guy. |
| Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAlternating between color footage and the genius interplay of startlingly lovely sequences of Stanton singing and playing harmonica in granular black-and-white, Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction perfectly captures the essence of the man. |
| The DissolveNoel MurrayIt’s a little frustrating at first to realize that Huber isn’t going to get much explanation of anything from Stanton. But she ends up making a virtue of the actor’s Zen calm. |
| Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenAt the film's heart is a fitful conversation that unfolds like a string of koans, epigrams, jokes and silences. |
| Movie DearestFr. Chris CarpenterAn insightful, well-constructed exploration of the sad-eyed character actor's life and career. |